Student charged with murder of friend

MARANG: A Form Six student was charged in the Magistrate’s Court here today for the murder of her friend, Siti Nur Surya Ismail, on Nov 1.

However, no plea was recorded from Siti Nur Athirah Azmi, 19, after the charge was read out before magistrate Engku Nurul Ain Engku Muda.

Siti Nur Athirah, who was clad in the purple police lock-up uniform, looked calm when she arrived in court at 9.36 am. She waved to family members as they waved back and called out her name in the court compound.

According to the charge, made under Section 302 of the Penal Code, Siti Nur Athirah was alleged to have murdered Siti Nur Suraya, 19, between 8.30am and 9.30am on Nov 1, 2020, in a house in Kampung Lubuk Batu, Jalan Bukit Tadok, Telemong, in Hulu Terengganu.

​She faces the death sentence if found guilty.

The prosecution was conducted by deputy public prosecutor Amer Abu Bakar Abdullah, while lawyer Mazlan Md Zain, from the National Legal Aid Foundation, represented the accused.

The court set Jan 10 next year for mention.